Kotsias v. CMC II, LLC et al

Filing 82

ORDER denying 77 Defendant's Motion Judicial Settlement Conference. Signed by District Judge Martin Reidinger on 1/30/2017. (khm)

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
CIVIL CASE NO. 1:15-cv-00242-MR-DLH

RITA KOTSIAS,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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CMC II, LLC, LA VIE CARE CENTERS, )
d/b/a Consulate Health Care,
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CONSULATE MANAGEMENT
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COMPANY, FLORIDA HEALTH CARE )
PROPERTIES, LLC, and ESIS,
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Defendants.
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ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Defendants’ Motion for
Judicial Settlement Conference [Doc. 77]. The Plaintiff has not responded
to the Defendants’ motion.
The Defendants move the Court to order a judicial settlement
conference in this matter. For grounds, the Defendants state that dispositive
motions are currently being briefed and that this matter is now set for trial in
May 2017. The Defendants also point out that a second lawsuit has been
filed by the Plaintiff against these Defendants, although the Court notes that
the Defendants have yet to file an answer in that case.

Finally, the

Defendants state that they believe that “settlement discussions would be
greatly aided by doing so in the presence of the judiciary.” [Doc. 77 at 3].
Upon consideration of the Defendants’ motion, the Court finds that
good cause has not been shown to justify the ordering of a judicial settlement
conference in this case. Accordingly, in the exercise of its discretion, the
Court will deny the Defendants’ motion.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the Defendants’ Motion for
Judicial Settlement Conference [Doc. 77] is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Signed: January 30, 2017

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